Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, July 29: The appointment and elevation of various judges in the Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Bombay, Calcutta, Gauhati, Kerala and Chhatisgarh High Courts were announced by the Central Government on Saturday.
The President is happy to name Ranjan Sharma, Bipin Chander Negi, Advocates and Rakesh Kainthla, Judicial Officer as the judges of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, according to notifications issued by the Centre.
The Centre also announced the appointment of L.N. Alishetty, A.K. Jukanti, Advocates and Sujana Kalasikam, magistrate, as judges of the Telangana High Court through the Ministry of Law and Justice.
Justices A.L. Pansare and S.C. More, Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court have been elevated as permanent High Court Judges of the Bombay High Courts, according to the notification.
Justices Krishna Rao, Bibhas Ranjan De and Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court have also been elevated to permanent Judges of the Calcutta High Court, according to the notification.
The following judges have been promoted to permanent judges for the Gauhati High Court: Justices Kakheto Sema, Devashis Baruah, Smt. Malasri Nandi, Marli Vankung and Arun Dev Choudhury.
The Additional Judges of the Kerala High Court, Justices Basant Balaji, C.K. Jayachandran, Sophy Thomas and P.V.G.P. Ajithkumar, have been promoted to Permanent Judges of the Kerala High Court.
The notification also noted Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari’s promotion to permanent Chhattisgarh High Court judges from his previous position as an additional judge.
Following a meeting, the Supreme Court Collegium, presided over by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, recently recommended these promotions and appointments. To get the President’s approval, the SC Collegium had sent the proposal to the Centre.
